Christopher Melcher
Partner
Christopher Melcher represents clients in complex, high-stakes family law disputes. His specialization includes the financial aspects of divorce, premarital agreements, and jurisdictional battles between other states and countries. Mr. Melcher’s clients include A-list celebs, billionaires, and others who want concierge level service. Educational & Employment History • Partner - Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP (Jan 2002 to present) • Partner - Melcher, Melcher & Melcher (Jul 1994 to Jun 2001) • Pepperdine Law, J.D. (1991 to 1993) • California State University, Northridge, Bachelor of Arts (1991) Mr. Melcher has presented around 200 continuing legal education programs to other attorneys on complex family law issues. He is a published author in California premarital agreements and financial issues in divorce. Mr. Melcher wrote the only treatise on California premarital agreement law, published by LexisNexis.
Peter Michael Walzer
Partner
Peter M. Walzer is the founding partner of the Southern California law firm Walzer Melcher LLP, a practice focused exclusively on family law, with offices in Woodland Hills. He has been a Certified Family Law Specialist for 34 years, and is a former president of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists. Mr. Walzer also served as president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (2018-2019), an organization consisting of 1650 preeminent family lawyers in the United States. Mr. Walzer was named “Family Law Person of the Year,” in 2009 by the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, as well as “Fellow of the Year,” by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in 2010. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubble. Mr. Walzer also received the Southwestern Law School Max A. Goodman Family Law Legacy Award on June 10, 2017. Chambers and Partners named him a “Leader in Their Field,” and ranked him in Band 1 for their 2018-2022 “High Net Worth Guide for Family Law.”
